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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 28, 1915)
THE BATTALION Published every Wednesday night by Students of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas Subscription price $1.25 per year. Advertising rates on application. Member of Texas Collegiate Press Association. A. E. BURGES, '15 Editor-in-Chief J. F. HADEN Business Manager F. A. HOMANN, '15. .Associate Editor W. Li. RUTAN, '15 Asso. Bus. Mgr. E. McR. CLAYTOR, ’15...Ex. Editor MISS LOUISE PROCTOR..So. Editor G. J. CORNET, ’16 Eng. Editor M. T. GARRETT, '16 Agr. Editor S. P. McFADDEN, ’16...Sport. Editor G. B. HANSON Y. M. C. A. Editor Cartoonists P. T. CROWN, ’15, J. M. BURKETT, ’16 Assistant Business Managers S. B. HAYNES, ’16, J. B. ROBERT, ’16, Circulation Manager. H. A. SAWYER, ’16. Reporters D. H. KIBER, J. R. BARNES, J. B. JOYCE, T. W. TEMPLE, F. W. HAL SEY. All material for publiication should be signed and turned in not later than Monday night. Entered as second-class matter at College Station, Texas, February 17, 1905. REPORTING ONE’S FRIENDS. There has long existed at this col lege a sentiment against “ramming” one’s friends. Many cadets seem to take the attitude that when one of their friends turns in a report against them that he has offered them a per sonal insult. We have in mind a case which well illustrates this point. One of the present Seniors was one morning ad- drest by one of the underclassmen with the remark, “I heard something mighty bad about you today.” “What was it?” the officer ques tioned. “I heard you ‘rammed’ one of your best friends,” was the reply. “Do you think that the military rules here are meant to be applied only to one’s enemies?” the Senior retorted. The underclassman was at a loss for a moment what answer to make, but at length he replied that such was the custom. Yes, such is the custom. The Com mandant in a recent order prohibit ing sentinels from walking posts in their own halls has recognized this as a fact. It seems that there is no quicker way for an officer to make himself unpopular than to do his full and impartial duty by consistently reporting the violations of the mili tary rules which come under his ob servation. We can name several cases of cadets who have sulked at least a week because they were “rammed,” and by Seniors at that. For their own peace of mind, if for no other reason, such men should cultivate a better spirit. Reports should be re garded as altogether impersonal and purely as a means of securing disci pline. The officer who “rams” to get even is no less to be censured than the one who sulks when he is report ed. For the sake of discipline in the session to follow this, the Juniors should discourage all who are inclined to take such an attitude. TO COLLEGE EDITORS. With reference to the discussion as to whether the exchange of news let ters between the colleges of Texas which are members of the College Press Association should be discon tinued, we are of the opinion so long as the association exists they should not. We admit that our exchange editor has not been as regular as he might be, but it is not every week that events of interest to other col leges take place on the A. & M. campus. We would also have used nearly all the letters we have receiv ed if it had not been that because of “the war in Europe” we have been able to put out only four pages per week instead of six or eight. But what the necessity of two col lege press associations in Texas is we cannot understand. The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, a much larger organization, seems to have the same purpose as the College Press Association and, as far as we can ascertain, includes in its mem bership every college in the smaller organization and, in fact, almost ev ery college or normal in Texas which publishes a college paper. Why should not the College Press Associa tion not be dissolved, all colleges or normals not ow members of the T. T. P. A. enter it, and the whole group exchange news letters? We have never had the pleasure of attending a meeting of either association and we may be woefully igorant of the subject we are discussing, but, if so, we would like to be enlightened. THE JUNIOR BATTALION. The Junior Battalion was quite a readable issue and was fully as good as the average special edition. The three articles on the front page were especially well written. But the humorous section and other such fea tures as are considered typical of spe cial editions were overshadowed by the mass of regular news matter. The business manager was espe cially industrious and succeeded in filling the greater part of the 18 pages with ads. The Battalion, being an advocate of the 300 simplified words, has watched with interest tfie attitude taken by others on the subject. We observe that the Student Farmer, the Shrap nel, the Freshman Battalion and the Junior Battalion of this year have all made more or less use of simplified spelling. This in eludes every stu dent publication but one which has appeared this year. We have also found numerous advocates t of the re form among the teaching force and among the cadets. | NOTE THE FRESHNESS g Of cigarettes, tobacco, cigars, etc., bought at g | the Bryan Gold Drink Stand, front Pool Hall. | I M. T. BROCKMAN, Prop. I •Cf- & % / Arrow of Coca-Cola HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET HELD FRIDAY (Continued from Page 1.) place, splitting the .points. Pole vault—9 feet 9 inches—Mc- Clintock, Allen; Baird, Allen; Harrell, Alexander. z Academy relay — Alexander, Allen, Coronal. Points by teams — Houston, 26%; San Antonio, 19; Greenville, 15; Temple, 14; Port Arthur, 14; Nacona, 11; Beaumont, 9; Cameron, 8; Gal veston, 6%; Bowie, 5; Ballinger, 3; Waxahachie, 3; Dallas, 3; Waco, 2%; Marlin, 2; Hearne, %. Academies — Allen of Bryan, 74%; Alexander Collegiate, 51%; Coronal, 17. High school class: Half mile—2:111-5. Kirby, San An tonio; Robinson, Nacona; Sandifer. Port Arthur. Four hundred and forty yard dash— 55 2-5. Dowell, Port Arthur; Moben- our, Dallas; McConnico, Beaumont. Fifty-yard dash—5 3-5. Elam, Beau mont; Quinn, Houston; Gouge, Gal veston. High jump—5 feet 5 inches. Kings- land, Houston; Brown, Temple; Wait- man, Hearne, and Clark, Galveston, two for third. One hundred and twenty yard low hurdle—15 4-5. Overall, Greenville; Lens, Cameron; James, Port Arthur. Mile—4:56 4-5. Kirby, San An tonio; Robinson, Nacona; Nelson, Marlin. One hundred yard dash—10 2-5. Quinn, Houston; Jordan, Port Arthur; Russell, Marlin. Two hundred and twenty yard low hurdle — 28 1-5. Lens, Cameron; Moore, Waxahachie; James, Port Ar thur. Two hundred and twenty yard dash —23 1-5. Quinn Houston; Stewart, Ballinger; Walston, Galveston. Hammer throw—140 feet 8 inches. Gates, Temple (new record); New berry, San Antonio; Laroe, Green ville. Discus—101 feet 2 inches. Youree, Bowie; Giles, Temple; Newberry, San Antonio. Shotput—40 feet 9 inches. New berry, San Antonio; Sheppard, Beau mont; Overall, Greenville. Broad jump—21 feet 8 inches— Lemon, Nacona; Fein, Houston; Wal ston, Galveston. Relay—3:54 1-5. Greenville, Hous ton, Port Arthur. Pole vault—10 feet 4 inches. Brown, Temple, and Turner, Waco, tied for first place. Brown getting the medal on a flip. Sealy of Temple and Secor of Houston tied for third. 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